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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 00:50
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Ohayoo,
just a quick note to let y'all know i'm no longer in Aus 
for the next couple of years i will be in Sapporo, Japan...
so far it's pretty weird, but there are so many nice cars around.. sapporo especially has many 4WD versions due to the snow here..
mmmm chasers, soarers, crowns (4wd athlete's), caldinas, BB's... seen a couple of AW11's and even a nearly perfect original mini cooper S.... heck even some of the kei cars look cool!!!
anyhoo.. nihongo no benkyoo shimasu..
Cya, Stewart
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Location: Terrigal
Registered: May 2002
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Fri, 03 June 2005 00:55

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Unreal! That would be such a great experience.
Any panda hachi rokus around? haha
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Location: c'town, NSW
Registered: May 2002
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: March 2005
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 01:01

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sounds like a sick time, should try and send a few nice sets of dished rims back.
so jealous right now
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Location: perth
Registered: October 2003
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 01:52

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should be "nihongo o benkyoo shimasu" shouldnt it?
and im sure that will come in handy if you are
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I Supported Toymods
Location: Nthn Beaches, Sydney
Registered: October 2004
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Registered: August 2002
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 04:01

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nice one, Stewart... wishing you all the best during your time over there!
just give it another 6 or 7 months... nothing as befuddling as seeing a black, snow-and-ice encrusted JZA80 chugging and clunking through the frozen back-streets of Sapporo!!!
i'm sure you've figured by now, Hokkaido is the drivers paradise of Nihon... for half of the year... as for the other half, hope you like snow?! but hey, it's some of the best snow in the world, and a lot of people still don't know it! get your board ready, but beware; many a cute squealing Japanese snowboard-princess will torment you for being the only gai-koku-jin on the mountain... worse, still... they usually hunt in packs! i'm sorry, but you will have to put up with this!
and if i recall correctly, it is Otaru that has some of the finest sushi you'll ever sample. half a still-twitching salmon fillet with a postage-stamp of rice and a smear of wasabi buried somewhere beneath it... fkn incredible, and such a great way to finish the day when you come down from the mountain.
so the only thing i still have to tell you is, you're a bastard!
have fun!
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Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW
Registered: November 2004
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Fri, 03 June 2005 06:15

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Norminator wrote on Fri, 03 June 2005 14:01 | half a still-twitching salmon fillet
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 07:33

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iie, panda hachi roku o mittemasen? i have only been here for about... 48 hrs now 
despite what people say, it is not so hard to get organised..
in 48 hrs, i have hanko, gaikokujin cardo, bank account, apartment, national health insurance, and should soon have drivers licence!!
as i don`t have a car yet, my heated parking spot may be offered to others .. i need a car 
i did maybe 6-8 months at the institute of languages before i left... but still i have nfi..
gomen nasai dorifto86 .. i am getting confused between engrish, hiragana, katakana, kangi,AND how to pronounce everything.... is not so easy to take in at once.... and i don:t have jetlag as an excuse.... only 1 hr behind sydney..
i`m definitely looking forward to boarding... but not to shovelling snow 
LOL, i only started eating sushi recently too( good timing) .. mmm wasabi...
funny thing is, even the cheapest meals i have had so far have ben tastier than aus made food.... but food aint cheap 
anyone visiting japan should go for a wander in a yodobashi camera store... so bright and shiny!!! even sapporo has 3 massive floors of stuff.... and the store people will run between floors to find things for you ...the US has nothing on Japan for service!!!
i went to some lectures in japanese today.. and even learntsome kanji!
i will have to post pics of my bankbook too is very cute:D
Cya, Stewart
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I Supported Toymods
Location: Lwr Templestowe, Melbourne
Registered: August 2004
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 07:38

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Now you just have to give them used-underwear vending machines a shot. Or is that just a rumour...?
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 08:01

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Yian wrote on Fri, 03 June 2005 17:38 | Now you just have to give them used-underwear vending machines a shot. Or is that just a rumour...?
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mm, rumour so far i think.. maybe it is a tokyo thing??
there are quite a few vending machines around... for some reason, small steel cans of coffee are a popular vending machine item....
oh,and a family pizza at piiza hutto is about 3700yen = $46 ... OMG sucks even more as there is hut right near my place!
sigh.. i'll have to eat real food instead....
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I supported Toymods
Location: sydney.au
Registered: August 2002
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 08:32

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pizza hut is HIDEOUSLY expensive in korea and japan
NFI why tho
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I Supported Toymods
Location: Lwr Templestowe, Melbourne
Registered: August 2004
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 08:45

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Same in China. But whats the point? You're there. Enjoy some 'fresh' fish hehe. Just make sure they aren't flopping away from your plate.
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Location: Canberra
Registered: October 2004
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 09:11

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oldcorollas wrote on Fri, 03 June 2005 18:01 | oh,and a family pizza at piiza hutto is about 3700yen = $46 ... OMG sucks even more as there is hut right near my place!
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When I had a Japanese dude homestay with me in 2003, he said how expensive pizza was...well in Tokyo anyway.
and why do you have a foreigners card? what is the purpose of that?
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 10:05

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74gt wrote on Fri, 03 June 2005 19:11 |
oldcorollas wrote on Fri, 03 June 2005 18:01 | oh,and a family pizza at piiza hutto is about 3700yen = $46 ... OMG sucks even more as there is hut right near my place!
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When I had a Japanese dude homestay with me in 2003, he said how expensive pizza was...well in Tokyo anyway.
and why do you have a foreigners card? what is the purpose of that?
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yeah, it`s a bit of a shock going from $6 pizza to $46!!!
foreigner card.... because i am a foreigner (gaikoku) in japan for more than 90 days, so i must register with the kuyakusho, particularly since i have a residence...
you also need the `alien registration card` to apply for bank account (as well as address.. luckily i could get apartment without ARC or bank account. this makes things a lot easier..)
Cya,Stewart
edit: the card is basically to keep track of people. even japanese people need to register of sorts, as it allows easy organisation of services etc
[Updated on: Fri, 03 June 2005 10:11]
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I Supported Toymods
Location: Wollongong
Registered: June 2003
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Fri, 03 June 2005 11:53

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Meet UEO Katsuhiro and let him know that he is god please
HAha, have fun dude, n good luk wif the japanese lectures!!
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Location: Canberra
Registered: October 2004
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Fri, 03 June 2005 16:17

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gaikokujin...I don't think so...its obvious that you would be a gaijin (don't be so polite )
BTW make sure you get a chance to visit Hiroshima. The change of pace (going from Osaka to Hiroshima) in the city was very refreshing especially being an 'alien' and not used to the business and all. Also I found that people were a lot more friendly too. I put it down to there are not as many gaijins in Hiroshima as there are in places like Tokyo and Osaka... so the novelty is still evident in a smaller city like Hiroshima.
Anyway thats enough rambling...
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Location: Sydney
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 03 June 2005 16:35

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oldcorollas wrote on Fri, 03 June 2005 17:33 | iie, panda hachi roku o mittemasen? i have only been here for about... 48 hrs now ]
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panda hachi roku o mimasendeshita =]
lol what you did is cool
you put panda hachi roku o mitte - i see a panda hachi roku
with the negative ending masen
you're gonna learn so much so quickly you lucky bastard!!
did you just decide to move there? or do you have some kind of business there? im so jealous! lol
bet you're gonna have lots of fun
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mon, 06 June 2005 01:15

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74gt wrote on Sat, 04 June 2005 02:17 | gaikokujin...I don't think so...its obvious that you would be a gaijin (don't be so polite )
BTW make sure you get a chance to visit Hiroshima. The change of pace (going from Osaka to Hiroshima) in the city was very refreshing especially being an 'alien' and not used to the business and all. Also I found that people were a lot more friendly too. I put it down to there are not as many gaijins in Hiroshima as there are in places like Tokyo and Osaka... so the novelty is still evident in a smaller city like Hiroshima.
Anyway thats enough rambling...
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nahh, most of the time i feel like gaikokujin, but occasionaly i feel like gaijin....
Sapporo feels like a very small city, even tho there are heaps of ppl and it is large.... it`s not tall i guess.... i am looking forward to hitting tokyo and osakafor an increase in pace 
i think i:m heading to Nara later this year for a conference, so that should be interesting:)
Thu, nah, i got a great Post-Doc fellowship/grant for two years... i figured why not 
as for cars....
nearly every car has AWD/4WD... due to the snow here.. even kei cars have4WD ..
to be honest, i am not very impressed with the current crop of toyotas.. they are mostly fairly boring im unhappy to say.. crowns, chasers, etc.. they are not great to look at ... i hate to say it, but some of the vans and cube cars look cool 
anyhoo... off to work..
Cya, Stewart
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Location: Sydney
Registered: February 2005
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Mon, 06 June 2005 05:45

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You can get shoes out of vending machines there can't you?
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Location: sunny coast, qld
Registered: October 2002
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Mon, 06 June 2005 06:50

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nihon de shigoto wa nan desu ka.
nihon ni ittatoki ni omoshirokata daiyo!
mae ni ittakoto ga arimasen.
gomen ne kyoonen ni nihongo no benkyoo o surukoto o tomerimashita. sore dewa takusan wasureta!
raishuu wa ichinenkan ni nihon ni sumitai desu.
tabun.
kankoo o shitai desu ka. doko ni ikitai desu ka. toyota amlux no tokyoo ga dai suki data. mooichidoo ikitai.
jamatta ne.
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Location: Campbelltown
Registered: November 2003
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Mon, 06 June 2005 07:02

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hmmm wtf so when can i expect my caldina
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: February 2004
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Mon, 06 June 2005 07:14

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want me to post you over some unlimited large pizzas for $4.95 vouchers? lol
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Location: Sydney
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mon, 06 June 2005 08:00

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Dust wrote on Mon, 06 June 2005 17:14 | want me to post you over some unlimited large pizzas for $4.95 vouchers? lol
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mon, 06 June 2005 09:34

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Chris Davey wrote on Mon, 06 June 2005 16:50 | nihon de shigoto wa nan desu ka.
nihon ni ittatoki ni omoshirokata daiyo!
mae ni ittakoto ga arimasen.
gomen ne kyoonen ni nihongo no benkyoo o surukoto o tomerimashita. sore dewa takusan wasureta!
raishuu wa ichinenkan ni nihon ni sumitai desu.
tabun.
kankoo o shitai desu ka. doko ni ikitai desu ka. toyota amlux no tokyoo ga dai suki data. mooichidoo ikitai.
jamatta ne.
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nihon de shigoto wa hakase kenkyuuin desu
日本 で&a mp;#12288;しごと& ;#12288;は は&# 12363;せ け 435;きゅうӓ 6;ん です 。
you enjoyed your time in japan but didn't go there????
nihongo?
pardon bad year at japanese study ?? stopped?
thats why many forgot?
next week corpse?
where is the corpse?
tokyo's toyota amlux you liked?
once again gastric catarrh ??
hmm, i think my translation skills are lacking 
heh heh, it might be funny for a laugh to use vouchers, but i'm not sure it would appreciated (but could possibly work the first time )
the caldinas actually look half ok int he flesh.. better than the toyota website... smaller too (they don't look 1500kg!!)
and i HIGHLY recommend okonomiyaki!! tasty!
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Location: Campbelltown
Registered: November 2003
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Mon, 06 June 2005 11:11

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thats cos they are only 1410kg
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Mon, 06 June 2005 11:49

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Corona RT142 wrote on Mon, 06 June 2005 21:11 | thats cos they are only 1410kg
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not the current GT model isn't it 1450kg or thereabouts?
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Location: Epping, Sydney
Registered: April 2003
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Mon, 06 June 2005 12:24

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oh no! hope you love it dude
now WHERE am I going to get my oxy sensor from?
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Location: Sydney
Registered: September 2004
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Mon, 06 June 2005 19:48

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oldcorollas wrote on Mon, 06 June 2005 19:34 |
nihon de shigoto wa hakase kenkyuuin desu
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hontou ni?
atama ga ii ne!
shinidoki, bokumo boku no kurumamo wo naoserunaa!
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Location: sunny coast, qld
Registered: October 2002
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Mon, 06 June 2005 23:03

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oldcorollas wrote on Mon, 06 June 2005 19:34 |
Chris Davey wrote on Mon, 06 June 2005 16:50 | nihon de shigoto wa nan desu ka.
nihon ni ittatoki ni omoshirokata daiyo!
mae ni ittakoto ga arimasen.
gomen ne kyoonen ni nihongo no benkyoo o surukoto o tomerimashita. sore dewa takusan wasureta!
raishuu wa ichinenkan ni nihon ni sumitai desu.
tabun.
kankoo o shitai desu ka. doko ni ikitai desu ka. toyota amlux no tokyoo ga dai suki data. mooichidoo ikitai.
jamatta ne.
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nihon de shigoto wa hakase kenkyuuin desu
you enjoyed your time in japan but didn't go there????
nihongo?
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sorry, sono mae ni. before that I hadn't been there.
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pardon bad year at japanese study ?? stopped?
thats why many forgot?
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sorry, I stopped studying japanese last year.
That is why I forgot lots.
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next week corpse?
where is the corpse?
tokyo's toyota amlux you liked?
once again gastric catarrh ??
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Sorry I meant shorai not raishuu!
In the future I would like to live in japan for one year.
Do you want to go sightseeing? where do you want to go? Loved Toyota amlux, want to go there again!
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Location: Campbelltown
Registered: November 2003
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Mon, 06 June 2005 23:30

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im referring to the 1997-2001 (i think) Caldina GT-t's
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Tue, 07 June 2005 02:16

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Chris Davey wrote on Tue, 07 June 2005 09:03 | Sorry I meant shorai not raishuu!
In the future I would like to live in japan for one year.
Do you want to go sightseeing? where do you want to go? Loved Toyota amlux, want to go there again!
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ahh, arigatou gozaimasu.. watashi no nihongo wa... nigate desu 
today i went looking for Sapporo maps.. amazing how much easier it is when you know some kanji
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Location: melbourne
Registered: February 2005
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Tue, 07 June 2005 02:42

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so how r u finding comunicating over there?
sounds like a fun kinda place
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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I supported Toymods
Location: Epping, Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Fri, 10 June 2005 09:45

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anatano atamaga kuso desu.
I think? many many years since I studied japanese
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Fri, 10 June 2005 09:49

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is that the japanese version of
"tell him he's dreamin" ??
my japanese friend is not convince that a BBQ in -20C will work.. i'm convinced that i MUST get a photo, having a BBQ, when it is -20C 
heh heh... even if we have to build a snow cave
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I supported Toymods
Location: Epping, Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Fri, 10 June 2005 10:05

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actually, I'm pretty sure that's Japanese for "you're a shit head"
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: February 2003
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Fri, 10 June 2005 14:07

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i am a dumb tourist, please have all my credit cards ?
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waiter, there's a shoe in that soup?
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no, they never cut that off when i was born
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no, many white men are much smaller than me
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yes, i would like to try many other parts of the blowfish
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no, the mens toilet, otherwise i will have to urinate in your pocket
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Location: Sydney
Registered: September 2004
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Fri, 10 June 2005 14:51

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oldcorollas wrote on Fri, 10 June 2005 20:14 |
anata no kurama wa mittai kudasai...
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anata no kuruma wa misete kudasai/ anata no kuruma misete kure yo! (with friendly smile)
(please show me)
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anata no kurmua ga mitai desu
(i want to see)
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Location: sunny coast, qld
Registered: October 2002
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Fri, 10 June 2005 23:50

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Hai, thu187 wa tadashii to omooimasu.
oldcorollas wa tanoshisoo desu yo!
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Location: Campbelltown
Registered: November 2003
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Sun, 12 June 2005 01:48

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this is all too confusing to me damn jap speak, Ogenki des ka? my limited knowledge of jap from year 4 in primary school thats pretty much the limit of what i remember bar the obvious ones.
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Location: Sydney
Registered: September 2004
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Sun, 12 June 2005 05:19

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Translation:
Yes, it seems thu187 is correct.
It seems oldcorollas is having fun.
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Mon, 13 June 2005 01:12

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thu187 wrote on Sun, 12 June 2005 15:19 | Translation:
Yes, it seems thu187 is correct.
It seems oldcorollas is having fun.

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heh heh, got that right.. i got my laptop (w/TV tuner.. i saved some japanese racing to HDD GT300?) and phone on the weekend.. now just need transformer to run the xbox and i'm pretty set until next paycheck 
also went to the Yosakoi matsuri ont he weekend.. OMG, how many people can you fit into a massive park!! it's kinda like mardi gras, but the teams are actually competing... then went wandering thru susukino area of sapporo....
i've changed my mind.. Sapporo aint small... it's central area is possibly larger than sydney!!
Cya, Stewart
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Mon, 13 June 2005 01:14

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also saved a bit of a segment where one of the GT drivers was comparing the mercedes CLK GTR road car, vs the maserati MC12...
track was a little slippery, but he got a nice dorifto with the MC12 (i hope the owners weren't watching..)
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Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2003
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Fri, 17 June 2005 13:40

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Japan is a very nice place... i went there 2 years ago for school and i loved it. I studied Japan for 6yrs and i have been meaning to get over there again but my cars seem to get in the way... hope you have a good time over there..(Lucky bastard) kidding
Cheers
Michael
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Location: south east - melbourne
Registered: March 2004
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Tue, 21 June 2005 05:03

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oldcorollas wrote on Tue, 21 June 2005 13:18 | at my bank there is no english available 
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Location: Sydney NSW
Registered: July 2004
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Tue, 21 June 2005 05:39

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Even when you are using the "english guide" it seems confusing, should be called the "Engrish Guide". I think when i was there i withdrew the equivalent of $5.00, or some sort of pathetic amount, and i had Locals behind me thinking "i wish this stupid gaijin would hurry the f up, does he even know what this machine does?".
And PS, i can say underwear vending machines are a Tokyo thing.
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Tue, 21 June 2005 08:31

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heh heh, you have to be careful when using the multiplying buttons.. don't wanna get "sen" and "man" mixed up 
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Location: Sydney
Registered: September 2004
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Tue, 21 June 2005 08:43

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oldcorollas wrote on Tue, 21 June 2005 13:18 | i WISH i had been studying japanese for 6 years i'm just starting elementary kanji 
this is a typical ATM (yuubinkyouku ATM).. at my bank there is no english available 

eto.. eto.... WTF?
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ATM's in post offices eh? convenient 
lol i can read botan (i would've thought they'd use batan) wo oshitekudasai -- please push the button but im guessing you knew to do that already
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Tue, 21 June 2005 08:47

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"postal savings accounts" are very popular, since there are many more post offices than banks, and consequently more ATM's that you can use over the whole country...
none of them pay much interest (similar to aus but worse), so it's a choice of service... i had to get a bank account instead of postal savings account for my allowance tho ....
push what? doko desu ka? i have an "ATM cheat sheet"
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Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2003
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Thu, 23 June 2005 14:16

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Nah you would'nt want sen and man mixed up altho it would be quite funny seeing the look on your face when you thought you got 1000 out and you really got 10,000 out... haha,
Good luck over there,
Michael
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Location: Sydney
Registered: September 2004
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Thu, 23 June 2005 16:26

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oldcorollas wrote on Tue, 21 June 2005 18:47 | "postal savings accounts" are very popular, since there are many more post offices than banks, and consequently more ATM's that you can use over the whole country...
none of them pay much interest (similar to aus but worse), so it's a choice of service... i had to get a bank account instead of postal savings account for my allowance tho ....
push what? doko desu ka? i have an "ATM cheat sheet" 
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second-line-desu lol
if you really want i could get it translated for you but im 99.999% you're staying with/near some people who can speak english
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Location: Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered: January 2003
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Re: Wakarimasen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Fri, 24 June 2005 00:37
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no worries.. with Jim Breens WWW Dic, i feel invincible..
actually, there is maybe only 4 or 5 ppl in my research group of abotu 25ppl that is capable in engrish... i'm definitely not "handi-capable" in japanese tho
as for bank.. i just put in my card and book, press the GIVE ME MONEY button, and it's all good 
now if you wanna do some live translation while i'm talking to sales ppl, be my guest 
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